Signage is posted everywhere. Get A Plan.  It’s the state's effort to encourage Floridians to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season. Emergency officials want have been training for weeks to ensure resilience before and after a storm. Although this years forecast is for a below-average season, FEMA Director Craig Fugate makes it clear, reminding us that […]

The number one hurricane-related killer is water, not wind. A hurricane warning, however, has always been issued for the wind, not the water. This conflict of messaging has prompted the National Hurricane Center to re-think their products in recent years.  Social science research and upgrades in GIS technology have enabled them to better define where and […]

The National Hurricane Center began issuing advisories on Subtropical Storm Ana overnight, making it the first named storm of the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season 23 days before it officially begins. As of 5 am Friday, Ana was nearly stationary about 160 miles south of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  The forecast for Ana calls for some strengthening […]

A disturbance to our east will continue to influence North Florida's weather this week, but not necessarily in a bad way.  This system could even strengthen to become a subtropical or tropical storm by Friday, which would certainly make for an early start to the 2015 Hurricane Season.  However, confidence is high that whatever forms will stay offshore and […]

A non-tropical area of low pressure in the Atlantic has a medium chance of developing into a sub-tropical system in the next five days.  However, it is forecast to remain offshore and have little impact on the state.  As of Tuesday afternoon, a disorganized area of showers and a few thunderstorms were located from Cuba through the Bahamas. […]

The official start to the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season is still 27 days away, but don't tell that to the atmosphere this week. A disturbance is expected to form near The Bahamas by Tuesday on the tail end of this past weekend's cold front. The National Hurricane Center is giving it a "low chance" of […]

A series of disturbances will enhance the potential for showers and thunderstorms across the peninsula with increasing chances for severe weather through Wednesday. The main concern is locally heavy rain and strong storms in the panhandle and areas stretching along the I-4 Corridor. These storms have the potential for strong winds, hail and possible tornado […]

Another cold front will pass through the area and increase rain chances by mid week. The cold front will become stationary and inhibit abundant cloud clover and conditions for rain across the panhandle to central Florida on Thursday. In the Panhandle, rainy activity will begin off shore late Wednesday night and push inland Thursday morning. […]